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Libya's Prime Minister Mustafa Abu Shagur faces an uphill task in naming a government on Sunday that balances regional and political interests while also tackling multiple security issues, analysts say.

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Campaign for Good Governance, (CGG) with support from the National Democratic Institute (NDI), United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) and United States Agency (USAID) yesterday commenced a two-day training at the Hill Valley Hotel for women candidates, who are contesting the local council elections in November this year.

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Villagers took an increasingly vocal stand on land issues during rare opportunities to speak with National Assembly members this past year, according to the National Democratic Institute.

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Madeleine Albright, the guest of honor at the International Women's Summit, which begins today in Pristina, has arrived in Kosovo

Former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, is welcomed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, Enver Hoxhaj at Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari”.

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President Mikheil Saakashvili, who has ruled Georgia virtually unchallenged for nearly nine years, declared Tuesday that his party had lost parliamentary elections and would go into opposition.

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The parliamentary elections started in Georgia. Around 14 parties and two political blocks take part in the elections. The Parliament will receive more authority in 2013 after the amendments to the Constitution enter into force. The president's power will be reduced. The elections will be declared valid if the number of voters reaches one-third...

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As today's political leaders seek to overcome the challenge of reaching consensus on economic policy and enhancing U.S. national security, they would benefit by studying the achievements of Chuck Manatt and Frank Fahrenkopf at the "Making Democracy Work" exhibit that the George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) opens this weekend at our building in Washington, DC.

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President Abdo Rabu Mansour Hadi has met at his residence in Washington with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)'s President and CEO William Sweeney and Senior Associate and Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa at the National Democratic Institute (NDI) Leslie Campbell.

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No leader of the former Soviet republics has been more pro-Western than President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia. He moves easily in Washington and dreams of bringing his country into full NATO membership. But his government’s handling of prisons and its approach to parliamentary elections set for Monday are raising doubts about his commitment to democracy and reform.